Update: New handy Munnar tourist destination map is added below. The PDF copy of the map is available for instant FREE download!! Interactive Google Maps is also added to this blog post with the below listed places plus some more! I hope that these will make it easy for you to locate places when you travel to Munnar! Click here..

Munnar is one of the most popular hill stations in South India. It is nestled in Western Ghats at an altitude of 6000 ft and is located in Idukki district of Kerala. This picturesque hill station beckons nature lovers from far and near.

Large tea plantations, forests, hill ranges, valleys and wildlife makes anyone fall in love with this place. I am going to share 13 places that you should visit (or try to) when you are in Munnar. And if you already visited Munnar recently, then I hope these will make you want to do another trip very soon!

Mattupetty dam and its reservoir is located 13 km away from Munnar. This concrete gravity dam is built between the hill ranges and it is used mainly for water storage for hydroelectric projects. Its reservoir is an idyllic place to enjoy the serene nature. It is also said to be one of the waterholes where the elephants in the region often visit..

Mattupetty is also famous for the Indo-Swiss Farm. This is a highly specialized dairy farm which comes under Indo-Swiss Livestock Project. Hundreds of high quality cattle are reared here and new varieties are scientifically developed.

Kundala Lake is an artificial reservoir of a minor arch shaped dam huddled between the mountain ranges. It is about a 20 km drive from Munnar. There is boating facility there..and don’t forget to go for a Shikara boat ride while you are there!

4. Top Station

It is about 40 km from Munnar and it is 1,880 meters above sea level. The panoramic view of the Western Ghats and the valley of Theni from Top station is simply breathtaking. Top station got this name from it’s being the uppermost located railway station on the Kundala Valley Railway.

Echo Point is about 15 km from Munnar. Go there and scream as loud as you can..and wait for a minute. You can hear your echo back! Its quite interesting. If you have kids with you..they will love it. They can experience this natural phenomenon firsthand.

Rajamala, part of Eravikulam national park, is located at about 15 kms from Munnar. This region is the natural habitat of the Nilgiri Tahr (Hemitragas hylocres). It was converted to a national park to provide a safe sanctuary for the already endangered species of Nilgiri Tahr.

This tea museum is first of its kind in India. It is located at KDHP’s Nullatanni estate in Munnar. The aim of this museum according to its founders is to showcase the growth of more-than-a-century-old tea plantations in this region. Anyone visiting this museum will get a clear picture of how laborious this tea processing really is.

8. Marayoor Sandalwood Forests

This is located at around 42 kms north of Munnar through the Udumalppetta route. Marayoor is famous of the natural sandalwood forest. Not only that, this place is said to be part of the ancient stone age civilization dated back to 10,000 B.C. Stone age paintings, rock edicts and dolmens found there vouch for this rich heritage.

Now this is a scenic waterfalls located between Munnar and Pallivasal. It is just 9 km away from Munnar. But this waterfalls will be in its full glory only after the monsoon (Rainy season). During other seasons, it is just a trickling mountain stream.

Blossom International Park is about 3 km away from Munnar town and it spreads over 16 acres. It is a peaceful location to enjoy a calm and relaxing nature walk admiring flowers and surrounding green hillside. The park offer many activities for tourists like boating, cycling, roller skating etc.

Chinnar wildlife sanctuary is about 60 kms from Munnar. It is situated on SH 17 in the Marayoor and Kanthalloor Panchayats of Idukki district. It is an ideal spot for trekking and enjoying wildlife closely. It is the habitat for endangered Grizzled giant squirrel in India. Almost 34 species of mammals including panthers, spotted deers, elephants, tigers can be found here. It is also a bird watchers paradise. 245 species of birds live here!

How can one resist a tea garden tour when you are in Munnar? Rolling hillsides covered with tea plantations is a sight to behold. The lush greenery and the soothing cold wind with a mild aroma of tea leaves totally rejuvenates you.

13. Lakkom Water Falls

This waterfalls is about 25 kms from Munnar on the way to Udumalaipettai. Lakkom waterfalls is part of Eravikulam National Park. The cascading waterfalls and the scenic surroundings makes it tourists favorite hideout in Munnar.

Hello, unfortunately, there is no publicity for this beautiful places for tourism and for example, I’m from Kuwait, I do not know about these beautiful places, but when I decided to visit India for tourism and searched on the Internet and found Kerala. I wish to India and the people of India all the best . thank you .

Hello Mam, I have never seen such a beautiful detailed work done from any tourism dept. This page has helped me alot to find details about kerela….I just need your help in planning my trip as we have tight schedule.

Our journey is from 13 to 19 oct 2013…. 15th we are reaching cochin and going to munnar on 16th. Now please help me that how much time will it take us to reach munnar , caz we have to leave munnar on 18th at any cost, and if we go to allepy from munnar, wats the distance and time taken to reach allepy? Will it be good for us to go to allepy caz 19th we have flight back from cochin.

Hi, I am planning to visit cochin for 2 days. can you please plan our visit?
I will be landing in Cochin on 30th Nov at night, so i have 1st and 2nd Dec full day and night. i have to catch flight on 3rd dec around 6pm.
Please arrange some fruitful trip so that i can cover most of the things around Kochi, munnar, allepy, thekkdy. I like to visit backwaters, national park, some beautiful sceneic beauty or waterfalls.. if needed i can also change my flight and make it 4th Dec early morning(if at all required).
Please let me know asap so that i can book my flight tickets.

dear
i read abt munnar i highly impress by u bcz by ur help i got knowledge for munnar.i m also talk with ur compnay s executive vandana abt my tour package for kerala i m from Gujarat n i promise u i will forward ur mail to my friends i m retd. senior police office n i have large group entire gujarat

Dear Mr.Ratheesh,
Hope u r doing well.We ,a group of 15 are planning to visit munnar on the 14th of dec 2013.Please do let me know the timings of the park,boating,safari if any..As of now we r planning to stay there 2 nights ,14th and 15th and shall leave on the 16th morning to either aleppey or kumarakom.appreciate ur valuable comments by giving me the details of a nice homestay in munnar,kumarakom or aleppey ,houseboat trip .

We are planning to visit 2 Days in Munnar and 2 Days in Thekkady . Our travel arrangements have been made already. This blog is really informative. Can you please contact me for arranging local transfers and sightseeings if you provide such service?

It is a splendid job done. The photography is excellent and tempting to anybody who is interested in a trip to Munnar, Kerala. It would have been even better if a approx. time span is assigned to cover these particular places .

A map of Munnar is very essential depicting the aforesaid places to make your post perfect in all respect.

For my personal interest I would like to know that if it is feasible to cover all these places in Two days and Two Night time .

I am glad I came across such a wonderful blog, crisp and very well written. I am planning for a trip to Kerala and would like to have a fun filled adventure trip. I would appreciate if you would help me plan it.

Thanks for such a nice article Around 10-15 of my friends are planning a trip to Munnar next month. Please let me know if you can conduct a package trip for us or if you can provide us accommodation and local transport.

Thank you Ronald for taking time to comment. Its always better to be informed ..right? And again, if I am staying for 2 or 3 days at a place, I would certainly don’t mind checking out some faraway places if they are good!!

Thanks for such a nice article Around 35 of my friends are planning a trip to Munnar next month. Please let me know if you can conduct a package trip for us or if you can provide us accommodation and local transport.

We will reach trivandrum at 5 pm on 26 may. We have to leave for banglore at night of 1 june.
We have planned to spend 2 nights in kovalam. Next one night in alleppey.
And other 2 nights in munnar.
We have one night extra.
Where it would be better to spend that.
Whether in Kovalam or munnar or somewhere else

I had been wanting to go to Munnar for quiet a while. Now that I have seen this page, I have made a decision to go at the earliest.
I don’t know any of the following places personally, but I found it in my search.
In case they are worth going to, do add it to your list of places.

in mentioned places we need 7 days 6 nights package.can you please guide us for estimated expenditures and hotels.we want to cover all the beautiful places(dont want to leave any good places).we are planning in december mid.

Hi sir/mam
it was really nice visiting ur site. Your feedback is really helpful. I am planning for a visit to Munnar and a halt of 4 days. Will u Plz guide where to land first and further tour accordingly. Is it feasible in the same trip to visit alleppy. If so how long will it take to reach alleppy. just guide me.
With regards
Girish
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Hello I was exploring some options for a 5 days honeymoon trip, found this blog informative & interesting, Can anyone help me in covering as many places as possible in and around Munnar/Cochin in the order of priority?

Very informative site… Am planning to visit Munnar from 22nd to 25th Oct… Pls get in touch so that you can plan some sight seeing for us… I will be with my wife and an adult daughter… Staying at Tall Trees…Thanks

I am Nagendra from Bangalore. I am planning to visit munnar for two days. I am ok for days 27 to 28 (or may be next two day). I need help to get good hotels for stay with my family. And also need help to see the places around munnar.